Order of Symmetric Group/Examples/Degree 3
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Example of Order of Symmetric Group
Let $S = \set {1, 2, 3}$.
There are $3 \times 2 \times 1 = 6$ permutations on $S$:
- $\begin{bmatrix}
1 & 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 2 & 3 \end{bmatrix} \qquad \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 3 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \qquad \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 1 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$
- $\begin{bmatrix}
1 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 3 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \qquad \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 3 & 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \qquad \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 3 & 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$
and so $\struct {\map \Gamma S, \circ}$ has $6$ elements.
Sources
- 1996: John F. Humphreys: A Course in Group Theory ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $2$: Maps and relations on sets: Example $2.19$